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Manny Pacquiao did it again! This time with Oscar dela Hoya

Well well well.. What is new?  Manny Pacquiao, currently a holder of three weight classes had this latest victim.  This time it was the Golden Boy, an Olympic gold medalist by the name of Oscar del Hoya.  Who doesn’t know him, well probably those none sports enthusiasts.  And Pacquiao?  Of course, he is very much popular here in the Philippines.  Everytime he has a fight, everybody is at home watching his fight.  Crime is either zero or less during the time of his fight.  There were ceasefire between the rebel and the government.  With him becoming so popular, the fights are being shown in sports complex for free courtesy of politicians.  Cinemas, restaurants and bars also offers to show the fight for a fee of course.  Most of the time, the local channel airs the fight in the Philippines after the end of the real fight in the US, the rival channel then announces who the winner before or during the airing.  So others opt to view the fight in cinemas and bars, or in the sport complex.  Dela hoya clearly has all the advantages for this fight, especially with his height and long reach.  But of course, David beat Goliath even if he is just a small boy.  So it’s no surprise that Pacman (as Manny is fondly called) beat the Golden boy in round 8.  Roach (Manny’s coach) originally predicted win in Round 9.  The fight was stopped by Dela Hoya’s trainer as he saw that his golden boy is not golden anymore but a severely beaten boy.  Reports said that after the fight, Dela hoya was brought in a local hospital as a preliminary precaution.  Well Pacman clearly dominated the fight since Round 1, showing some new unpredictable pattern of techniques.  That probably surprised Dela hoya.  So Congratulations Manny!  You did your country proud again!  You are a very good boxer!  Please remember that!